Objective of the study was to highlight the priority physical education and sports research thrusts in 13.00.04 discipline based on the theses analysis. Methods and structure of research. The thesis statistics analysis found 19 PhD theses defended for the study period in the sports theory and practice; 15 theses in the professional/ applied physical education; 8 theses in the physical education theory and practice; 6 theses in the adaptive physical education theory and practice; 2 theses in the health physical education theory and practice; and 1 thesis in psychology. Results of the study. The analysis of current trends in the scientific research in the field of physical education and sport enabled to determine the vectors of development of modern science and formulate proposals for the formation of relevant research areas covered in the thesis works for the foreseeable future. Conclusions. The study data and analysis of the theses for the study period confirmed the physical-education-and-sports-related theses reduction trend in every physical education and sports research field. The trend may be explained, among other things, by the more stringent requirements for the theses and theses management establishments, associated with reductions in the state-supported post-graduate fellowships and, as a result, largely lost interest of the young researchers. The physical-education-and-sports-related theses analysis also found a contraction in the foreign study reports citations by the national research community.
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